A woman was allowed into the UK to live with a partner she claimed she had met on the internet despite being unable to prove she had ever spoken with them, a new report into UK border control has revealed.
The womanââ¬â¢s case is one of a number of examples in a report published today into the UK Border Agency.
The report specifies the case of the woman as an example of the regularity of which decisions are overturned without going to an appeal.
The report says that the womanââ¬â¢s application to settle in the UK with her partner was initially refused when she was unable to show any contact or communication between the pair.
She was allowed to settle in the UK, despite inspectors saying similar applicants had been refused and describing the case's credibility as very weak.
The report also criticised the level of checks performed on UK-based sponsors.
It cited the case of a man who, having overstayed already on one student visa, made a second application to join his spouse in the UK.
In his application he included a character reference from a police officer purporting to be a ââ¬Ådetective constable inspectorââ¬Â.
The man was granted permission to settle in the UK by UKBA staff apparently unaware that the rank of the ââ¬Ëpolice officerââ¬â¢ cited in his reference does not exist.
Overall the report found that more than three in five decisions to refuse family visas to those wanting to come to the UK from New York were overturned by managers before going to appeal.
John Vine, the chief inspector of the UK Border Agency, said he had ââ¬Åconcerns about the lack of transparency in the UK Border Agency's inconsistent approach to evidential requirementsââ¬Â.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...with-internet-partner-she-never-spoke-to.html
The womanââ¬â¢s case is one of a number of examples in a report published today into the UK Border Agency.
The report specifies the case of the woman as an example of the regularity of which decisions are overturned without going to an appeal.
The report says that the womanââ¬â¢s application to settle in the UK with her partner was initially refused when she was unable to show any contact or communication between the pair.
She was allowed to settle in the UK, despite inspectors saying similar applicants had been refused and describing the case's credibility as very weak.
The report also criticised the level of checks performed on UK-based sponsors.
It cited the case of a man who, having overstayed already on one student visa, made a second application to join his spouse in the UK.
In his application he included a character reference from a police officer purporting to be a ââ¬Ådetective constable inspectorââ¬Â.
The man was granted permission to settle in the UK by UKBA staff apparently unaware that the rank of the ââ¬Ëpolice officerââ¬â¢ cited in his reference does not exist.
Overall the report found that more than three in five decisions to refuse family visas to those wanting to come to the UK from New York were overturned by managers before going to appeal.
John Vine, the chief inspector of the UK Border Agency, said he had ââ¬Åconcerns about the lack of transparency in the UK Border Agency's inconsistent approach to evidential requirementsââ¬Â.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...with-internet-partner-she-never-spoke-to.html
